I first became aware of Charles Darwin and evolution while still a schoolboy growing up in Chicago. My father and I had a passion for bird-watching, and when the snow or the rain kept me indoors, I read his bird… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
By the age of 11, I was no longer going to Sunday Mass, and going on birdwatching walks with my father. So early on, I heard of Charles Darwin. I guess, you know, he was the big hero. And, you… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
As a child, I lived with being punier than other boys in class. The only consolation was my parents' empathy - they encouraged constant… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
Take young researchers, put them together in virtual seclusion, give them an unprecedented degree of freedom and turn up the pressure by fostering competitiveness. — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
Polls consistently show that the majority of Americans favour research using embryonic stem cells and yet politicians continue to pander to the outspoken religious… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
You move forward through knowledge. You prevail through knowledge. I love the word 'prevail.' Prevail! — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
As an educator, I have always striven to see that the fruits of the American Dream are available to all. — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
The brain is the last and grandest biological frontier, the most complex thing we have yet discovered in our universe. It contains hundreds of… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
No good model ever accounted for all the facts, since some data was bound to be misleading if not plain wrong. — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
One could not be a successful scientist without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of scientists, a… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
If we could honestly promise young couples that we knew how to give them offspring with superior character, why should we assume they would… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
The way to do great science is to stay away from subjects that are overpopulated, and go to the frontiers. — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
Remember, grab you're future with both hands and mold it into what you want it to be. It's the determined, who create the life… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
